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Self-Love Quotes

On loving yourself, rightly ordered.

These quotes examine self-love thoughtfully, questioning whether what feels like ingratitude toward others is really self-love in disguise, while also noting that well-ordered self-love is natural. It connects to our Compassion quotes.

We think that we suffer from ingratitude, while in reality we suffer from self-love.

Quotes by Walter Savage Landor

We often fancy that we suffer from ingratitude, while in reality we suffer from self-love.

Quotes by Walter Savage Landor

Well-ordered self-love is right and natural.

Quotes by Thomas Aquinas

We can climb mountains with self-love.

Quotes by Samira Wiley

Compassion Quotes

The deepest gift you can learn in life is about self-love, and that's not going to happen overnight.

Quotes by Rumer Willis

Self-love is the source of all our other loves.

Quotes by Pierre Corneille

I don't think anyone's ever accused me of too much self-love.

Quotes by Meghan Daum

Happiness does not consist in self-love.

Quotes by Joseph Butler

The object of self-love is expressed in the term self; and every appetite of sense, and every particular affection of the heart, are equally interested or disinterested, because the objects of them all are equally self or somewhat else.

Quotes by Joseph Butler

Emotion Quotes

Self-love, it is obvious, remains always positive and active in our natures.

Quotes by Gordon W. Allport

The delusions of self-love cannot be prevented, but intellectual misconceptions as to the means of achieving success may be corrected.

Quotes by George Henry Lewes

Consumerist ads brainwash us into individualist and egotistic self-love.

Quotes by Fatema Mernissi

The lawgiver ought to be gentle, lenient and humane. The lawgiver ought to be a skilled architect who raises his building on the foundation of self-love, and the interest of all ought to be the product of the interests of...

Quotes by Cesare Beccaria

Self-love seems so often unrequited.

Quotes by Anthony Powell

Healing Quotes

I have a combination of self-love and self-loathing, just like most people.

Quotes by Amy Landecker

To me, self-esteem is not self-love. It is self-acknowledgment, as in recognizing and accepting who you are.

Quotes by Amity Gaige

Frequently Asked Questions

Do these quotes view self-love positively or negatively?
Both angles appear — one line questions whether we mistake self-love for ingratitude, while another calls well-ordered self-love right and natural.
What does "well-ordered" self-love mean here?
It suggests a healthy, balanced form of self-regard, distinguished from a selfish or excessive version, though the quote doesn't spell out the difference in detail.
Is there a more philosophical take included?
Yes, one longer quote discusses how self-love relates to every appetite and affection of the heart, treating it as a foundational human motive.
Are these quotes modern or from older writers?
The reflective, philosophical tone of a couple of samples suggests older writing, though exact sourcing varies across the set.
Where can I find more quotes about emotional healing?
See our Healing quotes collection for related themes.

Continue exploring with our Healing quotes, or see Identity quotes for more on how we relate to ourselves.